SIEUR DE JEAN JOINVILLE
\sˈiːɜː də d͡ʒˈiːn d͡ʒˈɔ͡ɪnvɪl], \sˈiːɜː də dʒˈiːn dʒˈɔɪnvɪl], \s_ˈiː__ɜː d_ə dʒ_ˈiː_n dʒ_ˈɔɪ_n_v_ɪ_l]\
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A noted French chronicler; born in Champagne in 1224; died there (?) in 1317 or 1318. He took part in Louis IX.'s crusade, and on his return spent his leisure composing his invaluable "Memoirs", which embody the important "History of Saint Louis", sometimes treated as a separate work.
By Charles Dudley Warner
Word of the day
tinctura quininae ammoniata
- A preparation made by dissolving quinin sulphate in alcohol [Br. Ph.].